The Rural Area Distributed Wind Integration Network Development (RADWIND) project began in August 2020 and will continue through October of 2022. The overall goal of this DOE-funded project is to understand, address, and reduce the technical risks and market barriers to distributed wind adoption by rural utilities. The first year of the project focused on assessing the current state of distributed wind deployment by electric cooperatives and other rural utilities, including reports and case studies, and identification of gaps and needs. The second year will focus on technical solutions and partnership models to support NRECA members who have or are considering deploying wind as a distributed generation resource.
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Goals:
Use input from all stakeholders to understand opportunities and concerns for co-op and co-op members re: distributed wind and wind+
Develop and share useful materials, case studies, and technical and financial practices that co-ops can utilize to facilitate wind/wind+ adoption
Identify and demonstrate solutions that bring down technical risks and market barriers, thus opening rural utility markets to DW and wind+
Build awareness of distributed wind’s potential to provide powerful local community benefits and resilience services that enhance rural economies in America
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Methods:
Develop connections and collaborate with co-ops and customers. Listen first, then chart a path forward together
Partner electric cooperatives with diverse distributed wind energy experts from NRECA (project lead), the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ("PNNL," market lead), Hoss Consulting (technical lead), and MANA Group (industry lead)
Standardize business processes, financing, and engineering
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